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How to pronounce buy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms
Type of pay
Has types pay off, buy off, sop
Type Words
Synonyms bargain, steal
Type of purchase
Has types travel bargain, song


the stock was a real buy at that price.
Type Words
Synonyms purchase
Type of acquire, get
Has types take, buy back, pick up, repurchase, take out, subscribe, subscribe to, take over, buy up, buy out, get, buy food, impulse-buy
Derivation buying, buyer


She buys for the big department store.
Type Words
Type of believe


I can't buy this story.
Type Words
Type of get, acquire


She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work.
Type Words
Type of be
Verb group purchase


This sum will buy you a ride on the train.

Examples of buy

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So they aren't in a rush to make big-ticket financial commitments and buy homes.
From the dailyherald.com
These days, the IRS doesn't care whether or not you buy a replacement residence.
From the dailyherald.com
Business Insider suggests waiting to buy until the ultimate version is released.
From the stltoday.com
Check the ingredient list before you buy, because some brands contain trans fat.
From the stltoday.com
Investors tend to buy gold when they're worried about the value of paper assets.
From the usatoday.com
It emphasizes solid research, dividend reinvestment and buy-and-hold strategies.
From the sacbee.com
Pay off the loan, trade in the old car, and buy the new one with inherited cash.
From the forbes.com
The money is supposed to help maintain preserves and to buy land to expand them.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Here is where you replace those items that were discarded and buy some new ones.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Bargain: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
  • Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
  • Bribe: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
  • Be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
  • Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
  • Accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
  • Buy is a 1979 album by James Chance & The Contortions. Buy was the Contortions' debut album, originally released the indie label ZE, while at the same time the album Off White under the alias of James White, was also released.
  • Buy is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Kostroma River. Population: 27,392 (2002 Census); 32,701 (1989 Census).
  • (Buying) Trade is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money. Trade is also called commerce or transaction. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. ...